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Beyea, Wayne; Menon, Rohit; Crawford, Pat – Journal of Extension, 2016
In an era of increasing complexity, the majority of local land-use decisions in the United States are made by volunteer citizen planners. Often these elected or appointed volunteers enter their positions with a passion for their communities but without appropriate background training. The Michigan Citizen Planner Program was developed to address…
Descriptors: Land Use, Citizen Participation, Continuing Education, Volunteers
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Reeder, R. L. – Journal of Extension, 1971
The author questions how a community measures its quality-of-life. The author's emphasis is on people and the communities goals in terms of people. Extension education must confirm dealing with people problems rather than community problems. (MS)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Role, Extension Education
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Pigg, Kenneth E. – Journal of Extension, 1978
Technical capability, a resource needed by citizen groups, can usually be found. The uncertain political authority for decision-making given to citizen groups is a more serious problem. Local groups must learn where their project fits into the local political scheme. (EM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Community Development, Community Influence